Bluing-package



(No Model.)

E. W. GILLETT.

BLUING PACKAGE.

' Patented Apr.25,1882.

PATENT Fries.

IXll'lll ;t"`\V. ('lVIIiLE'IlT, OIF-CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

atomo-PACKAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,995, dated April25, 1882.

Application filed February 13, 19:12. (No model.)

To all ywhom it may concern:

.l Beit known that I liomm'r W. GILLE'r'r of Chicago,in the countyol'Uoolt and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bluing; Packages or Holders, ot' whichtlle followingis aspecification.

The object ot my invention vis to provide a packageor holder for thelump or powdered bluing used t'or laundry purposes of such acharacteraswill serve not only asa receptacle for the bluinhv in shipment and whensold in small quantities, but will further serve, while still'retainingthe same, as an effective means for thoroughly and uniformly imparting;lto the water the coloring-matter in any desired tint. This object of myinvention l best accomplish by first inclosing,r the blning within asmall bag vot' suitable fabric, which is then inserted within a hollowreticulated or open-work receptacle provided with an extension, by whichsuch receptacle may be readily manipulated while submerged in the waterto be, colored. In practice, also, l find it desirable to provide there` ceptacle with what I designate ai drip-cup, the construction andfunction of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

It is customary to form the handles otl a great variety ot'implements-such, for example, as ice-picks, stove-lid lifters,tack-hannners, polters, and many small tools-with hollow reticulated oropen-work handles, usually-made of cast metal. It is to this class ot'implements that my present invention has especial adaptaTtion,sincethehandlesserveas theholdcrfmthe bluing inclosed within a bag,while the'body ofthe implement answers readily for manipulating the samein the water.

In theaccompanyinedrawings I have shown a stove-lid lifter moditied, aswill be described, that it may better attain the purposes ot' myinvention.

Figure 1 shows a front view of such lifter embodyiing` my improvement,and Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section of the same.

A represents the body of the implement, and B designates the elongatedhollow retieulated or open-work handle of the same. into which is placedthe small bag U, containing the bluing. The end portion of this hollowreticulatedhandle, as will be seen, is made with an imperforatc or solidsurface to form a drip-cup,

l), ot' considerable depth, into which for a short distance is inserted`the liatcork orstopple E, serving to retain the bluingbog' in thehandletand constituting-the bottom of such cup. In the opposite end ot'the implementan aperture., a, is made, by which it may be suspended fromasuitable support. In implements of this class as heretofore made, sofar as `I am aware, the imperlorateportion l) has been very shallow' andhas notI been provided with a stopple nor with an aperture in the end,since thesel features become of use only when carryiup; ont my presentimprovement.

'lhe manner ot' applying` my invention is as follows: 'Ihe'lump orpowdered blning, inclosed` is withdrawn and suspended from asuitablesupport, passing through theaperture of the end, the drip-cupserving;- to catch and retain anyblning which would otherwise be wastedand would discolor the floor.

Ileretofore it .has been customary to inclosc lump or powdered bluingwithin bags, which were dipped in the water to be. colored; but thesebags were liable to burst in transportation and handling, afforded nomeans for agitating and equally coloring the water-,and when withdrawntherefrom were liable to discolor surrounding objects with which theycame in contact.

I am aware that it has been proposed to construct; a bluing implementconsisting ol'a'handie provided upon its end with acup, into which thepowdered bluing is packed, and in `which it is retained by a piece ot'muslin tied over thc top ofthe cup. It is obvious thatin suchconstruction so great a surface of bluing is not oxposed to the water asin my improvement, and, moreover, by repeat-ed use the exposed iunslincover is liable to wear and fall olf, and so dis ICO V broken, atords nosuch ready means as does upper one being perforated around its center,

'charge at once the entire contents of thelcup. Furthermore', noprovision is there made for catching the drippings after use.

Another modeot'pacliing bluingot'whicham aware is to inclose the same ina suitable bag, which is placed within a glass bottle provided withperlorationsatits bottom. This lastform ofpackage is somewhatexpensive,requiring, as it does, a special construction ot' bottle, suited to thissingle purpose, which is liable to be my imj'irovement l'or manipulatingthepacliage in the water, has no provision for catching the drippingswhen taken therefrom, and the small perforations at the bottom do notexpose so large asurface of the billing-bag to the action ot' the waterand are liable to become stopped up.

I am also aware that a bluing-package has heretofore been madeconsisting,r of a reservoir formed oftwo hemispheles ot' sheet metal,the

and both being' connected together by a rod whichpasses'through them andislengthened upon one side to form a handle. This construction ofpackage, consisting, as it does, of several separate parts, l have foundmuch more expensive and complicated than that of my presentinvention5and, furthermore,itwas not adapted to receive bluing inclosed within abag, nor did the small peii'orations permit the water to be so speedilycolored.

It is obvious that the construction ot' my holder, as above described,may be somewhat modified without departing l'rom the spirit ot' myinvention. Thus, for example, when a dripcup is not used the Stopple inthe end of' the billing-receptacle need not be solid, but may be of anysuitable form which will serve to retain the bulk ot' bluing` in place.

By my present invention I am enabled to furnish to vconsumers a packageor-holder for lalnulry-bluing which is' safe, eit'ective, and cleanly,and which withoutl material increase ot' cest, when no longer requiredfor such purpose, is equally adapted for other uses.

Having.;` thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A holder for laundry-bluing, consisting .of a hollow reticulated andopen-ended receptacle provided with a removable stopple and with anextension, substantially as described, whereby the receptacle may bemanipulated as set forth.

2. A holder for lauudry-bluiug, consisting of a hollow rcticulatcd andopenfended receptacle having a removable stopple, which forms therewitha drip-cup, said receptacle being' provided with an extension,substantially as described, to manipulate thesame, as set; forth.

3. As an article ol' manufacture, a holloow reticulated openendedreceptacle in which a mass ot laumlry-bluing is sustained, substantiallyas described, said receptacle being' provided with an extension orhandle to manipulate the same, and adapted as well for use asv la tool,substantially :is set forth.

EGBE'R'L W. GILLE'LT.

Witnesses:

EDGAR A. HILL, (inonde P. Flsnnn, Jr.

